Ranchi (Jharkhand): JMM executive president Hemant Soren took oath as the 14th Chief Minister of Jharkhand at a ceremony in Ranchi on Thursday, following the victory of the JMM-led alliance in the Assembly elections.
Governor Santosh Gangwar administered the oath to Hemant Soren.
The swearing-in ceremony was held at Morabadi Ground in Ranchi with several prominent leaders, including Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and KC Venugopal from Congress, in attendence.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Tamil Nadu Deputy CM and DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav and Samajwadi Party MP Akhilesh Yadav also attended the ceremony.
AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal, his wife Sunita Kejriwal, party MP Raghav Chadha and Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann also arrived at the event to witness the oath ceremony of Hemant Soren.
This is the first time in Jharkhand that an incumbent government, which has completed five years in office, has returned to power.
Ahead of the oath ceremony, Hemant Soren greeted people present at the venue in Ranchi.
Soren tendered his resignation as Jharkhand CM to Governor Santosh Gangwar on Sunday, November 24 and staked a claim to form government at the Raj Bhawan.
The JMM steered the INDIA bloc to victory with 56 seats in the 81-member Jharkhand assembly. The JMM won 34 seats, while its allies secured 22 seats. Among the allies, the Congress won 16 seats, the RJD won four, and the CPI-ML won two seats.
The BJP-led NDA won only 24 seats in Jharkhand. The BJP secured 21 seats, with its allies the AJSU party, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), and JD-U winning one seat each. Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha won a seat with its chief, Jairam Kumar Mahato, emerging victorious in the Dumri constituency.
Hemant Soren to take oath as Jharkhand CM today, top INDIA bloc leaders invited
Hemant Soren is set to be sworn in as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand for the fourth time today, with the ceremony providing a significant opportunity for the INDIA bloc to demonstrate its unity, as many prominent leaders are expected to attend.
Among the invited guests are Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, NCP-SP President Sharad Pawar, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, AAP Convener Arvind Kejriwal, Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu, CPI-ML General Secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya, Shiv Sena-UBT leader Uddhav Thackeray, former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti, Tamil Nadu Deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin, Karnataka Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar, Bihar’s Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav, former Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, Bihar MP Pappu Yadav, and AAP Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh. Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma, representing a NDA party, is also expected to attend.
Soren had invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the event during his recent visit to New Delhi. Besides Soren, a minister from the Congress and one from the RJD are anticipated to take the oath at the Morabadi ground in Ranchi, which previously hosted Soren’s oath ceremony on December 29, 2019.
Preparations are extensive, with around 50,000 attendees expected from across the state. State Chief Secretary Alka Tiwari reviewed the arrangements to ensure everything runs smoothly.
On the eve of the ceremony, Hemant Soren and his wife Kalpana visited his ancestral village Nemra in Ramgarh district to honor his grandfather, Sobaran Soren, on his martyrdom day. They paid tribute at the statue of Sobaran Soren, where Soren spoke about the historical struggles of the Jharkhand people against exploitation.
